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Bachelor of Arts Ethnicity, Race and First Nations Studies

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Major Requirements = 45 credits

Listed below is preliminary requirement information for the Bachelor of Arts degree in Ethnicity, Race and First Nations Studies.
 
CORE requirements = 12 credits

ETH 300 Principles of Ethnic Studies
ETH 310 Research Methods in Ethnic, Racial, and First Nation Populations
ENG 317 Cross-Cultural Writing
ETH 484 Ethnic Studies Internship

 

CLUSTER Requirements (Select two courses from each cluster) = 24 credits
Students may count up to 12 credits (1 course from each cluster) of relevant lower division; courses subject to approval by Advisor.
Identity Matters

ETH 100 Introduction to Ethnic Studies
AMS 330 Intro to American Lives
ENG 476 Folklore & Everyday Life
IAS/ENG 420 Multicultural Autobiographies
IAS 220 Psychology, Multicultural Narratives & Religion
SBS 301 Cultural Diversity
SBS 410 Intro to Asian American Experiences
WST 370 Chronicling Women’s Lives
WST 473 Latina/Chicana Representation

 

Literacy Matters:

ENG 353 African American Literature: Beginnings thru the Harlem Renaissance
ENG 354 African American Literature: Harlem Renaissance to the present
ENG 359 American Indian Literature
ENG 363 Chicano Literature
ENG 463 Studies in African American Literature
ENG 460/WST 467 Ethnic Women Writers
ENG 462 Africana Literature
IAP 464 Media & Diversity

 

Community & Policy Matters

AMS 327 Regional Cultures (Southwest borderlands)
AMS 428 Chicano Cultures in the Southwest
ASB 442 Urban Anthropology
HIS 331 American Indians
IAS/PHI 407 Environmental Philosophy & Policy
POL 320 Latino Politics
SOC 270/370 Race, Ethnicity & Minorities
WST 300 Women in Contemporary Society
WST 350 Race, Class and Gender

 

Transnational Matters

ASB 340 Migration & Culture
ASB 440 Women & Global Factory
HIS 454 History of Genocide
HIS 462 African Diaspora
HIS 465 Origins of Racism
SOC 324 Work & Workplace
POL 430 Race & Politics in America
WST 390 Women and World Religion
WST 475 Women of the Diaspora Across Cultures

 
CAREER AREAS
Chosen in consultation with faculty advisor
(Select 3 courses based on career focus)

  • Arts & Music
  • Business
  • Education/Teaching
  • Health
  • Law
  • Policy & Public Sector
  • Spanish
  • Science & Technology
  • Social Entrepreneurship